Word: jose
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...idea was first put forward by mustachioed Pascual Marin, fanatical young (35) Falange boss of Segovia: take the blue shirts out of mothballs and stage a rally of the old guard. Labor Minister Jose Antonio Giron, leader of the Falange extremists, was all for it, but there was opposition from 1) Falange moderates, happy in their cushy government jobs; 2) the monarchists, who fear that a reawakening of Falangist activity may mean the end of Pretender Don Juan's chances of getting the throne; 3) the army, one of whose spokesmen said: "We prefer commemorating wars in which...
Reshevsky got a job as an accountant and went on playing chess. He won five U.S. championships, and defeated the famed Jose Capablanca in tournament play. He has had only one chance at the world's championship. In 1948 Reshevsky, three Soviet grand masters and the Dutch champion Max Euwe played for the title left vacant by the death of Alexander Alekhine. Russia's Mikhail Botvinnik won the title; Reshevsky tied for third with another Soviet player, Paul Keres. Though he didn't win first prize, Reshevsky is convinced he can defeat Botvinnik in match play...
With his team leading, 2 to 1, in the final minutes of play, Bruce Munro substituted freely in order to test some new players under fire, and the victory seemed to be assured. But Jose Reis, Jumbo center forward, nudged a rebound off the hands of a fullback into the nets, after a melee in front of the Crimson goal...
...Jose A. Cajar Escala, editor of a Panamanian weekly, and staff reporter on Panama City's largest daily, the Panama-American, was comparing the qualities of journalism in the United States and his own country...
...distance seems to lend enchantment to Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra. When he returned from exile again last March, vivas filled the air. In June's four-candidate presidential election, he won a clear plurality: 43% of the total vote...